Okay, here's the next chapter. I know I've made everyone wait and I apologise, but for anyone who goes to University, you'll know that you don't get much time to yourself. This was my final year and I had no time to myself at all. So I've really had no time to write. I apologise again for making you all wait, but as I've finished University now I should have a little more time to update. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed and added me to their faves and alert lists. I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoy this update. Replies to anonymous reviews are below as always, just before the chapter.

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The Boy In The Orange Jumpsuit

Chapter Fifteen – Hot and Cold.

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Naruto had told Sasuke the truth. Once the journey had started, the train became hot. The ice packed inside the carriages started to melt, dripping down the walls and over the floors, but it was a steady drip, almost like a tap that hadn't closed properly. Naruto had clung to Sasuke that night. He'd never been on a train before and the noises it made were frightening to him, but as Sasuke explained the reasons for the noises, which he'd been told about by his brother and father the first time he'd ridden on a train, Naruto started to calm down. Soon enough the children were happy to play various made up games. All the games they would usually have played needed more room, and seeing as there were no windows on the carriage they couldn't play I Spy. There was nothing to spy. Sasuke felt uncomfortable as he made his way to his mother.

"Mother?" Sasuke asked softly. Mikoto had been talking to Kushina, but she stopped and looked at her son. "Where's the bathroom?" Sasuke asked. Mikoto licked her lips, as she always did when she had to tell Sasuke something uncomfortable.

"Sasuke we don't have a bathroom. Do you need to go to the toilet?" Mikoto asked softly. Sasuke nodded feeling rather embarrassed. "We have a bucket sweetheart." Mikoto said softly. Sasuke felt his eyes widen. He'd never been in a situation where he had to go somewhere that wasn't a bathroom. His face went red as he realised the bucket was in the corner, but there was nothing that would hide him from view.

"It's okay Sasuke, I'll hold up a blanket so no one sees." Naruto said, immediately noticing his friend's discomfort and embarrassment. Sasuke nodded and for the first time, Sasuke had to pee in a bucket while Naruto held up a blanket to stop anyone seeing him. Afterwards, Sasuke was still extremely embarrassed. "It's okay Sasuke. We've all had to do it. When we get to Konoha there will be bathrooms, and we'll be able to go to school." Naruto said.

"School?" Sasuke asked. He wasn't sure why Naruto wanted to go to school, he'd always found it boring.

"Yeah, school! There will be lots of us and we can all play and learn together. Mom taught us some stuff, but I bet you know loads more because you got to go to school. I missed school because I couldn't go and play with my friends anymore. They banned anyone who believed in the Will of Fire from going to school. Tsunade Baa-Chan was real mad. She said it wasn't fair. Then they said that anyone who believed in the Will of Fire wasn't allowed to teach, so Mom wasn't allowed to teach anymore. Then they said that we weren't allowed to be doctors or nurses or lawyers, so Tsunade Baa-Chan, Jii-San and Dad lost their jobs at the hospital, and my Uncle Inoichi couldn't be a lawyer anymore and Uncle Nawaki couldn't work at the bank anymore. Then they said we couldn't live in our houses. So we all had to move. We were living in a room. All of us. Well, me, my Mom and Dad, my brother and my sisters and my cousins, and my aunties and uncles, and Baa-Chan and Jii-San. It was really squashed and we didn't have a bathroom there. I miss my old house. There was a tree swing in the back garden. Sakura-Chan lived next door and we used to play on it all the time." Naruto said. Sasuke felt sad. He realised that this may be the first time Sasuke was embarrassed because he had to pee in a bucket, but Naruto had already suffered this humiliation many times, and so had everyone there. Not for the first time Sasuke wondered exactly why Orochimaru hated everyone who believed in the Will of Fire so much.

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They were close to the border between Oto and Kiri and the first check point now, and everyone was nervous. Madara had told them when they had stopped for a few hours the day before that when the train slowed tomorrow they would have to keep quiet. Everyone held their breaths as the train slowed and Naruto and Sakura held on to Kushina tightly. Many children clung to relatives or guardians, all were terrified, as they heard the mumble of soldiers talking to Madara. Everyone took a deep breath as the train started moving again. That was the first check point, but Kushina told the children it wouldn't be the last.

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Everyone's nerves were frayed to their last ends. They'd been through three check points. There seemed to be more of them popping up all over the place. Every time they stopped the refugees thought this would be the last stop. They thought the soldiers would demand the train wagons be opened so they could see what was inside. That would be it then, they'd be shipped back to Oto and exterminated. It seemed to be taking forever. According to Madara, in two days they would be on the mountain tracks and then they would be able to slip the border to Konoha within the week. But every check point had everyone terrified. No one felt like they could rest. Sleep eluded many, and Ten Ten curled up with her baby sister, making sure that every need she had was met so she wouldn't cry often. Everyone feared baby Akane crying at a check point and revealing them. They stopped once a day so that the driver, another friend to their cause, could rest and so that the buckets in each carriage could be emptied. There weren't many men, but the men there were would take up a form of guard duty. Each taking a couple of hours before they started their journey again. The children wanted to get off of the train and play, but when they asked, those adults left to look after them insisted that they stay put and try to sleep. Although they would be allowed to get off to go to go to the toilet. Madara would go with anyone who got off and only one at a time. The danger of being spotted was getting greater the closer they got to Konoha, and everyone was worried. It was frightening, when every time they heard a noise they feared it was Oto soldiers coming for them. But they were alive and they were so close to freedom that they could almost taste it. Just ten more days was all anyone could think about.

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Naruto and Sasuke both found that if they squinted they could see through the tiny slits made in the side of the cargo carriage to ventilate it for them. When they stopped that night, Naruto and Sasuke both begged Madara to let them look out at the view fully for a minute, and both children were awed at the sight.

"Can you see all the little houses?" Naruto asked Sasuke. Sasuke nodded.

"They look like toys." Sasuke replied.

"I've never seen anything from so high up before. Look how far up we are Sasuke." Naruto said. The pair looked out over the trees, down the mountainside. "No wonder it was so bumpy coming up here." Naruto said softly. Sasuke nodded. He'd never just looked out over the mountain before. Of course he'd gotten to the little town where the camp was by train, but he'd been occupied with other things and had never noticed the view before. Both children were sad to be ushered back inside.

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The train jerked to a sudden stop. Naruto held in a gasp as he was woken from sleep. All the children had woken up to the train stopping. Akane had stayed silent, luckily she seemed content, or she would have cried. Ten Ten looked blearily at her little sister, who was being held by Kushina.

"What's wrong Mom?" Naruto whispered.

"I don't know. All of you stay quiet." Kushina whispered back urgently.

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Madara looked down at this latest check point in horror. It was a new one, set up just before the border to try and catch people out who were trying to cross. Fugaku had warned him there might be extra check points but he'd never though they would get this close and be stopped. One more day and they would cross the border, two and they would be in the village and these people would finally be safe. But this was the last check point. The man in front of him looked stern and not likely to be kind enough to let them pass without checking them.

"I want every carriage open. We've had reports of escapees from the camps trying to make for freedom on the trains. Konoha is pretty much the only place they can go. So best open up your cargo." The man said coldly.

"You need to check every carriage? For what reason?" Madara asked.

"To make sure no one is hiding on this train." The man replied.

"You know who I am right? I am General Fugaku Uchiha's Uncle, Madara Uchiha. You do realise what you're insinuating?" Madara asked.

"I'm doing my job. Anyone who doesn't comply will be shot on the spot. No questions asked, those are the orders from our great leader, Orochimaru-Sama." The man hissed, pointing his gun at Madara.

"This is it... after getting so close... the game is up..." Madara thought to himself.

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Okay so that's the end of this chapter. Mostly description I'm afraid, and I know I left you on a cliffhanger, but no worries, I won't make you wait too long for the next chapter. I hope. LOL! Please R&R and let me know what you think.